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David Harries Music Manuscripts
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Viola

1 ink score and 3 facsimile copies, with differing pencil annotations, for the Viola part in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' (1979).

Flute 2

1 ink score with pencil annotations, for the part of Flute 2 in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' [1979].

Horn 1

1 ink score and 1 facsimile copy, with differing pencil annotations, for the part of Horn 1 in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' [1979].

Horn 3

Ink score with pencil annotations, for the part of Horn 3 in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' [1979].

Percussion

1 ink score, and 1 facsimile copy witha note in pencil, for the part of Percussion in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' [1979].

Harp

Ink score with pencil annotations, for the part of Harp in Opus 48: 'Princes of Gwynedd' [1979].

August 2021 Donation

Music manuscripts collected by the composer David Harries, 1953-1993, including works by William Mathias in addition to his own compositions of chamber and instrumental music, orchestral music, choral and organ, and voice and piano arrangements.

Works by David Harries

Music manuscripts of the composer David Harries, 1953-1995, comprising of drafts, sketches and scores of compositions including chamber and instrumental music, orchestral music, choral and organ, and voice and piano arrangements.

Opus 7: Epithalalium for Two Violins

Draft score in ink and pencil, titled 'Opus 7: Epithalalium for Two Violins' and consisting of three parts: part 1, 'Fanfare and Wedding March' dated 1956; part 2, 'Hymn' dated 7 January 1961; and part 3, 'Dance' dated 11 January 1961. The manuscript also includes a typewritten biographical note (undated).

Opus 10: Canticle for Tenor & Strings

Original ink score with pencil annotations, titled 'Canticle for Tenor and Strings' and arranged into parts for violins 1 and 2, viola, cello, and double bass. The score includes three parts based on Harries' work 'Words by 20th-century Anglo-Welsh Poets': Part 3, 'Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed' by Dylan Thomas, dated 24 July 1957; Part 6, 'In the Grass Gold Rings' by Roland Mathias, dated 10 May 1957; and Part 7, 'There is No Time' by Raymond Garlick, dated 24 January 1961. Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 are wanting.

Opus 17: Variations for Clarinet and Piano

Original ink scores with pencilled notes inside the cover and pencil annotations, containing two versions of Opus 17: ‘Variations for Clarinet and Piano’ (dated February-11 April 1963), and 'Variations for Viola (or Clarinet) and Piano’ (undated); and a draft score in pencil, titled ‘Opus 17: Variations for Clarinet & Piano’ (dated 11 April 1963). The manuscript also contains a typed programme for the 99th Weekly College Concert of the University College Wales Department of Music, session 1963-64, held on 11th November 1963. The programme includes David Harries’ 'Opus 17: Variations for Viola and Piano' (1963); and 'Opus 5: Sonatina for Piano' (1955).
Originally commissioned for the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music, 1963.

Opus 21: Divertimento for Violin and Piano

Original ink score, including separate score for violin part, titled 'Opus 21: Divertimento for Violin and Piano'. The score consists of four parts: part 1, 'Intrada' (dated 28 March 1965); part 2, 'Toccata' (dated 14 April 1965); part 3, 'Cantilena' (dated 15 April 1965); and part 4, 'Burlesca' (dated 11 April 1965). Dedicated to Leonard James.

Opus 10: Canticle for Voice and Piano (facsimile)

Facsimile copy of ink score, dated 1956-1961, titled Opus 10: 'Canticle for Voice and Piano', and incorporating 'Words by Twentieth-Century Anglo-Welsh Poets'. Consisting of Part 1, 'Lean on the Rail' by Randal Jenkins, dated 12 January 1957; Part 2, 'I Will Give you a Golden Flower' by David Harries, dated16 December 1956; Part 3, 'Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed' by Dylan Thomas, dated 24 July 1957; Part 4, 'When I Was a Child' by R. S. Thomas, dated 24 November 1959; Part 5, 'Is There a Cause?' by Vernon Watkins, dated 21 April 1960; Part 6, 'In the Grass Gold Rings' by Roland Mathias, dated 10 May 1957; and Part 7, 'There is No Time' by Raymond Garlick, dated 24 January 1961.

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